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Welcome to Wheatland ...

Wheatland is located in Quay County<1>.

Wheatland is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wheatland is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wheatland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wheatland (for example, toward Hereford (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wheatland: 575

Communities Also Named Wheatland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wheatland - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas (4), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheatland.

Communities near Wheatland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheatland.

  • San Jon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Broadview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellview is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Lesbia ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lesbia is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Ragland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Weber City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Glenrio ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenrio ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenrio is located in Deaf Smith County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
  • Cummings Place
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wheatland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheatland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheatland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheatland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheatland. See our Newspapers Page for Wheatland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheatland ...

Looking for more information about Wheatland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wheatland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheatland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheatland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.